Studies from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety have shown that the legalization of recreational marijuana has not increased the number of accident fatalities, but it has increased the number of car crashes.

The first study found that crashes are up by 6% in Washington, Oregon and Colorado compared with neighboring states that haven’t legalized recreational marijuana.

The 2nd study looked at the number of police-reported accidents before and after the legalization of recreational marijuana use. The findings were similar with a 5.2% increase in crash rates after the legalization of recreational use in all 3 states.

Some studies have shown that drivers under the influence of marijuana tend to have slower perception skills and weave more during simulations. More research has to be done to better understand the correlation between blood or fluid concentrations and psychoactive effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.

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